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Richard Germain
Researcher at University of Louisville
Publications - 54
Citations - 3593
Richard Germain is an academic researcher from University of Louisville. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supply chain & Supply chain management. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 54 publications receiving 3399 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard Germain include Oklahoma State University–Stillwater & Michigan State University.
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Sustaining Satisfactory Joint Venture Relationships: The Role of Conflict Resolution Strategy
Xiaohua Lin,Richard Germain +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework that links international joint venture context (cultural similarity, relative power, and relationship age) and partners' conflict resolution strategies to satisfaction is presented. But the authors focus on the mediation effect of conflict resolution behavior on the linkage from context to satisfaction.
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The interaction of internal and downstream integration and its association with performance
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study how internal and downstream integration and their interaction affect logistical and financial performance within a firm and find that the higher the internal integration, the stronger the relationship of downstream integration with logistical performance.
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Supply chain variability, organizational structure, and performance: The moderating effect of demand unpredictability
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the links among organizational structure (formalization and integration), supply chain process variability, and performance as moderated by environmental uncertainty, and found that in a predictable demand environment, only formal control affects SPC variability, leading to improved financial results.
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Organizational structure, context, customer orientation, and performance: lessons from Chinese state-owned enterprises
Xiaohua Lin,Richard Germain +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a model grounded in the contingency theory applicable to Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and used data from a sample of 205 industrial SOEs.
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The role of context and structure in radical and incremental logistics innovation adoption
TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of manufacturers was undertaken to examine the adoption of logistics process innovation, and a typology of innovation was created on innovation cost and radicalness, which revealed that size and environmental uncertainty directly predict expensive, radical but not low-cost, incremental innovation.